# Counties in Texas by poverty rate, 2024

All 254 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/texas-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/texas-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Starr County | 35.4 |
| 2 | Zapata County | 30.9 |
| 3 | Brooks County | 30.6 |
| 4 | Hudspeth County | 30.2 |
| 5 | Dimmit County | 28.5 |
| 6 | La Salle County | 27.3 |
| 7 | Frio County | 27 |
| 8 | Zavala County | 25.7 |
| 9 | Duval County | 24.8 |
| 10 | Cameron County | 24.3 |
| 11 | Bee County | 24.2 |
| 11 | Hidalgo County | 24.2 |
| 11 | Willacy County | 24.2 |
| 14 | Walker County | 23.3 |
| 15 | Swisher County | 23.2 |
| 16 | Haskell County | 22.8 |
| 16 | Jim Wells County | 22.8 |
| 18 | Jones County | 22.7 |
| 19 | Potter County | 22.5 |
| 20 | Brazos County | 22.1 |
| 20 | Hall County | 22.1 |
| 20 | Jim Hogg County | 22.1 |
| 20 | Mitchell County | 22.1 |
| 24 | Concho County | 22 |
| 25 | Nacogdoches County | 21.9 |
| 26 | Maverick County | 21.8 |
| 27 | Kleberg County | 21.4 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 21.3 |
| 29 | Crosby County | 21.2 |
| 30 | Marion County | 21 |
| 31 | Cochran County | 20.8 |
| 32 | Kinney County | 20.7 |
| 33 | Webb County | 20.6 |
| 34 | San Augustine County | 20.4 |
| 35 | Dawson County | 20.1 |
| 36 | Anderson County | 20 |
| 36 | Childress County | 20 |
| 36 | Menard County | 20 |
| 39 | Presidio County | 19.8 |
| 39 | Terry County | 19.8 |
| 41 | Nolan County | 19.7 |
| 42 | Uvalde County | 19.5 |
| 43 | Karnes County | 19.4 |
| 43 | Motley County | 19.4 |
| 45 | Houston County | 19.3 |
| 46 | Edwards County | 19.2 |
| 47 | Cottle County | 19 |
| 47 | Knox County | 19 |
| 47 | Morris County | 19 |
| 50 | Coleman County | 18.8 |
| 51 | Falls County | 18.7 |
| 51 | Terrell County | 18.7 |
| 53 | Hale County | 18.6 |
| 54 | DeWitt County | 18.5 |
| 54 | Eastland County | 18.5 |
| 56 | Culberson County | 18.2 |
| 56 | McCulloch County | 18.2 |
| 58 | El Paso County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Hardeman County | 18.1 |
| 58 | Val Verde County | 18.1 |
| 61 | Gonzales County | 18 |
| 61 | Live Oak County | 18 |
| 63 | Dickens County | 17.8 |
| 63 | Liberty County | 17.8 |
| 63 | Runnels County | 17.8 |
| 66 | Stephens County | 17.7 |
| 67 | Newton County | 17.5 |
| 68 | Floyd County | 17.3 |
| 68 | Pecos County | 17.3 |
| 70 | Donley County | 17.2 |
| 70 | Garza County | 17.2 |
| 70 | Lamar County | 17.2 |
| 70 | Lamb County | 17.2 |
| 74 | Deaf Smith County | 16.8 |
| 74 | Reeves County | 16.8 |
| 74 | San Jacinto County | 16.8 |
| 74 | Trinity County | 16.8 |
| 78 | Brown County | 16.7 |
| 78 | Castro County | 16.7 |
| 78 | Harris County | 16.7 |
| 81 | Collingsworth County | 16.6 |
| 82 | Cass County | 16.5 |
| 82 | Stonewall County | 16.5 |
| 84 | Tyler County | 16.3 |
| 85 | Bowie County | 16.2 |
| 85 | Foard County | 16.2 |
| 85 | McLennan County | 16.2 |
| 85 | Shelby County | 16.2 |
| 89 | Baylor County | 16.1 |
| 89 | Gregg County | 16.1 |
| 91 | Cherokee County | 16 |
| 91 | Palo Pinto County | 16 |
| 93 | Atascosa County | 15.9 |
| 93 | Henderson County | 15.9 |
| 93 | Jasper County | 15.9 |
| 93 | Sabine County | 15.9 |
| 97 | Hockley County | 15.8 |
| 97 | Madison County | 15.8 |
| 99 | Camp County | 15.7 |
| 99 | Hill County | 15.7 |
| 99 | Lubbock County | 15.7 |
| 99 | Robertson County | 15.7 |
| 103 | Bailey County | 15.6 |
| 104 | Kenedy County | 15.5 |
| 105 | Goliad County | 15.4 |
| 105 | Gray County | 15.4 |
| 105 | Howard County | 15.4 |
| 105 | Kimble County | 15.4 |
| 105 | Schleicher County | 15.4 |
| 110 | Nueces County | 15.3 |
| 111 | Refugio County | 15.2 |
| 112 | Brewster County | 15.1 |
| 112 | Real County | 15.1 |
| 112 | Scurry County | 15.1 |
| 115 | Coke County | 15 |
| 115 | Grimes County | 15 |
| 115 | Red River County | 15 |
| 115 | San Saba County | 15 |
| 115 | Titus County | 15 |
| 120 | Erath County | 14.9 |
| 120 | Fisher County | 14.9 |
| 120 | Wilbarger County | 14.9 |
| 123 | Ector County | 14.8 |
| 123 | Limestone County | 14.8 |
| 123 | Matagorda County | 14.8 |
| 123 | Taylor County | 14.8 |
| 127 | Briscoe County | 14.7 |
| 127 | Crockett County | 14.7 |
| 129 | Bexar County | 14.6 |
| 129 | Coryell County | 14.6 |
| 129 | Delta County | 14.6 |
| 129 | Wharton County | 14.6 |
| 133 | Bosque County | 14.5 |
| 133 | Calhoun County | 14.5 |
| 133 | Comanche County | 14.5 |
| 133 | Harrison County | 14.5 |
| 133 | Navarro County | 14.5 |
| 133 | Polk County | 14.5 |
| 139 | Hutchinson County | 14.4 |
| 139 | Wichita County | 14.4 |
| 141 | Aransas County | 14.3 |
| 141 | Jack County | 14.3 |
| 141 | Jackson County | 14.3 |
| 141 | San Patricio County | 14.3 |
| 141 | Victoria County | 14.3 |
| 141 | Winkler County | 14.3 |
| 147 | Leon County | 14.2 |
| 148 | Rusk County | 14.1 |
| 148 | Throckmorton County | 14.1 |
| 150 | Lynn County | 13.9 |
| 151 | Bell County | 13.8 |
| 151 | Milam County | 13.8 |
| 151 | Orange County | 13.8 |
| 154 | Burleson County | 13.7 |
| 154 | Hamilton County | 13.7 |
| 154 | Moore County | 13.7 |
| 154 | Upshur County | 13.7 |
| 154 | Wood County | 13.7 |
| 154 | Young County | 13.7 |
| 160 | Mills County | 13.6 |
| 160 | Waller County | 13.6 |
| 160 | Ward County | 13.6 |
| 163 | King County | 13.5 |
| 163 | Wheeler County | 13.5 |
| 165 | Colorado County | 13.4 |
| 165 | Franklin County | 13.4 |
| 165 | Hopkins County | 13.4 |
| 165 | Lipscomb County | 13.4 |
| 165 | Montague County | 13.4 |
| 165 | Upton County | 13.4 |
| 171 | Panola County | 13.3 |
| 172 | Van Zandt County | 13 |
| 173 | Fannin County | 12.8 |
| 173 | Jeff Davis County | 12.8 |
| 175 | Angelina County | 12.7 |
| 175 | Freestone County | 12.7 |
| 175 | Oldham County | 12.7 |
| 175 | Parmer County | 12.7 |
| 179 | Galveston County | 12.6 |
| 179 | Yoakum County | 12.6 |
| 181 | Dallas County | 12.5 |
| 182 | Lavaca County | 12.4 |
| 182 | Washington County | 12.4 |
| 184 | Sutton County | 12.3 |
| 185 | Gaines County | 12.2 |
| 186 | Martin County | 12.1 |
| 186 | Shackelford County | 12.1 |
| 186 | Sherman County | 12.1 |
| 186 | Smith County | 12.1 |
| 190 | Kent County | 11.9 |
| 191 | Caldwell County | 11.8 |
| 191 | Llano County | 11.8 |
| 193 | Dallam County | 11.7 |
| 194 | Callahan County | 11.5 |
| 194 | Tarrant County | 11.5 |
| 194 | Tom Green County | 11.5 |
| 197 | Crane County | 11.4 |
| 197 | Ochiltree County | 11.4 |
| 199 | Cooke County | 11.2 |
| 199 | Kerr County | 11.2 |
| 199 | Mason County | 11.2 |
| 199 | Medina County | 11.2 |
| 199 | Midland County | 11.2 |
| 199 | Rains County | 11.2 |
| 205 | Austin County | 11.1 |
| 205 | Hansford County | 11.1 |
| 205 | Hunt County | 11.1 |
| 205 | Lampasas County | 11.1 |
| 209 | Bandera County | 11 |
| 209 | Clay County | 11 |
| 209 | Grayson County | 11 |
| 209 | Lee County | 11 |
| 213 | McMullen County | 10.9 |
| 214 | Hardin County | 10.8 |
| 214 | Hays County | 10.8 |
| 214 | Sterling County | 10.8 |
| 217 | Andrews County | 10.5 |
| 217 | Travis County | 10.5 |
| 219 | Randall County | 10.4 |
| 220 | Borden County | 10.2 |
| 220 | Fayette County | 10.2 |
| 220 | Hemphill County | 10.2 |
| 223 | Armstrong County | 10.1 |
| 223 | Reagan County | 10.1 |
| 225 | Somervell County | 9.7 |
| 226 | Bastrop County | 9.6 |
| 227 | Carson County | 9.5 |
| 228 | Wilson County | 9.3 |
| 229 | Archer County | 9.2 |
| 229 | Burnet County | 9.2 |
| 229 | Hartley County | 9.2 |
| 232 | Brazoria County | 9.1 |
| 232 | Montgomery County | 9.1 |
| 234 | Irion County | 8.9 |
| 235 | Roberts County | 8.6 |
| 236 | Kaufman County | 8.5 |
| 237 | Gillespie County | 8.2 |
| 237 | Glasscock County | 8.2 |
| 239 | Wise County | 8.1 |
| 240 | Blanco County | 8 |
| 240 | Hood County | 8 |
| 240 | Parker County | 8 |
| 243 | Chambers County | 7.9 |
| 243 | Guadalupe County | 7.9 |
| 243 | Johnson County | 7.9 |
| 246 | Fort Bend County | 7.7 |
| 247 | Ellis County | 7.5 |
| 248 | Comal County | 6.9 |
| 249 | Kendall County | 6.5 |
| 250 | Loving County | 6.3 |
| 251 | Denton County | 6.2 |
| 252 | Collin County | 5.7 |
| 253 | Rockwall County | 5.5 |
| 254 | Williamson County | 5.4 |